The UBC Medicine Book Club is proud to showcase the winners of the third-annual essay and poetry writing competition. Our competition was open to all medical students to encourage and celebrate the power of literature, writing, and reflection in our busy lives. A display of the works and an announcement of winners was made at the Arts in Medicine Coffee House on 5 April 2016.

Tied for third place:Sunjit Parmar (class of 2018), “Warmth is hostility in a cruel summer’s dream”Ben Schwartzentruber (class of 2017), “A gift”

The UBC Medicine Book Club extends a warm thank you to our judges for putting in the time and effort to judge the amazing literary works by our colleagues. Thanks also to our classmates for sharing their amazing talent and ability and for enriching our lives with such a wonderful art form.

We look forward to reading your submissions during the next iteration of the competition.On behalf of the UBC Medicine Book Club,—Shyama Das, MD Candidate 2019VP, UBC Medicine Book Club

Note: An adaptation of Patricia Caddy’s first-place essay will appear in an upcoming issue of the BCMJ.